What Would You Like To Be When You Grow Up?
byBy Khalid AlAmeri(@KhalidAlAmeri) What do you want to be when you grow up? A classic question that opens the gates of dreams, ambitions and curiosity…
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Embracing Change
byBy Fatma Bujsaim (@FatmaBujsaim) I have recently noticed that people in general tend to stick with what they are used to and would avoid change…
Love is Blind
byBy Rooda Al Neama (@ThinkDubai) “Love is blind” is a saying many of us use whether we are trying to prove a point to our…
The Strive for Quality Healthcare and Education in the UAE
byBy Mohammed Kazim (@MAKazim) During this past month, I have come across many articles, tweets, and other publications that ridicule the standard of healthcare and…
The Importance of Innovation
byBy Reem Abdallah (@Reem096) Innovation began with man since the beginning of time. A solid definition is difficult for innovation because it has been defined…
Going Into Debt To Fake Luxurious Lifestyle
byBy Khalid AlAmeri (@KhalidAlAmeri) Whilst visiting Abu Dhabi during my university days, my friends and I were relaxing in a tent set up outside when…
The Insufficiency of Current Maternal Policies
byBy Shaima AlTamimi (@iamshaima) The UAE’s leadership has been instrumental in the growth of women entering the workforce by providing ample support to kick-start the…
The Importance of Managing Your Time
byBy Fatma Bujsaim (@FatmaBujsaim) Every now and then, we find ourselves sitting on the floor in a pile of papers, documents and books, while our…
Are Young Women Lacking Gumption?
byBy Rawan Albina (@RawanAlbina) Gumption has got to be my new favourite word! I was watching the movie “The Holiday” again yesterday. I watched it…
The Detrimental Side of Emiratization
byBy Mohammed Kazim (@MAKazim) If you are a UAE national or an expatriate resident of the UAE, you must be very familiar with the term…
The First Child, The First Experiment
byBy Reem Abdalla (@Reem096) As the eldest child, I was my parent’s guinea pig, their trial and error. They experienced everything for the first time…
Understanding The Power of Dialogue
byBy Fatma Bujsaim (@FatmaBujsaim) Remember the time when we were kids and used to cry over everything? We may not remember, after all, we were…
Manners? What Manners?!
byBy Mohammed Kazim (@MAKazim) On a recent rafting excursion in Nepal, my friend and I met two flight attendants who had remembered us from our…
Turning Education Into Knowledge
byBy Fatma Bujsaim (@Fatma_Bujsaim) At some point in life, we have been programmed to believe/understand that everything we need to learn and know is either…
Aligning Interests in the UAE’s Diverse Environment
byBy Mohammed Kazim (@MAKazim) Watching a promotional video about Dubai in an Emirates Airlines flight gave me goose bumps to say the least. From breathtaking…
The Trend of Mail-Order Bride
byBy Reem Abdallah (@Reem096) Imagine sitting in a room filling a form on your likes and dislikes amongst other personal preferences. Then you get introduced…
University Stress = Mind Block
byBy Fatma Bujsaim (@Fatma_Bujsaim) In the past articles from “Just Another Undergrad” column, the light was shed on how high school and university lives are…
Tribalism, Marriage, & Society
byBy Mohammed Kazim (@MAKazim) One of the most interesting features of the countries that are located along the coast of the Arabian Gulf, also knows…
Categorizing Friends
byBy Fatma Bujsaim (@Fatma_Bujsaim) On the one hand, life was simpler in school, friendships were put into simple categories that were labeled as either black…
Being Late for Class is Being Late for Life
byBy Fatma Bujsaim (@Fatma_Bujsaim) Remember those days when we were late to class in high school because we just felt like being late; no responsibility,…